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=====Land Transfer Events to Statehood (1912)=====

1848    Treaty with Mexico transfers lands North of the Gila
        River (Ariz.) to the U.S. consisting of California, Nevada, Utah,
        Western Colorado and New Mexico.

1850    New Mexico Territory (Western New Mexico, Arizona and
        Nevada-South of 36 degrees 30 min) organized.

1853    Gadsden Purchase from Mexico (Southern Arizona and New Mexico),
        added to the New Mexico Territory.

1863    Arizona Territory (Arizona) created from New Mexico Territory.

1912    Arizona admitted to the Union as 48th State.

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12/1998 M.A.Leonard, Last Update-01/02/2006